The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-08-25
THE COMMONWEALTH.

Sur has been entered in common pleas
court at Paducah by STAINS Potter against
Policemen ID. Q. Wallace and VIM. Mount
for damages in the sum of 5000. The
plaintiff alleges that the defendants, who
were officers Of the law, beat and wounded
him while arresting him for breach OF
the peace on the Goth of last April.
SUIT was filed few days ago by j. F
Staggenborg, as administrator, against
the city Of Covington for $4,000 damages
for the drowning Of little Ed Koening some
time since in the backwaters. The little
fellow, it will be remembered, fell from a
board walk
LIssEr SMITH was found guilty Of COM
plicity in the murder Of Jim Barnes, near
Window, and sentenced to twenty-one
years in the penitentiary. Barnes was
shot and had his throat cut by men with
whom he was playing cards, The evidence
against Smith was circumstantial, and a
reward OF $500 was offered by the State,
which goes to the sheriff Of Jessamine
County.
Six hundred coal miners in Laurel
County are out on strike for an increase
OF half a cent bushel. A strike is also
expected at Jellico mines.
Is a row at rock quarry in the edge OF
Hopkinsville, Irwin Lander crushed in the
skull Of Jordan Young by striking him
with stone. Both are negro boys about
fifteen years old. Young's wound is believe
TO be fatal one. Lander is in Jail.
WIN. McKERBALL and Frank Salque, tho
latter OF Delaware, o., were killed by the
fall Of a bridge eight miles out Of Marion,
Crittenden County, on the Ohio Valley
railroad extension.
GEo. PEEL, sent to the penitentiary last
February, from Nicholasyille, for three
years for killing John Dougherty, has
been pardoned.
SUIT for $4,000 was brought against the
Evansville and Paducah Packet Company
by the heirs of John Thompson, colored
roustabout, who was killed while at work
for the steamer Idlewild at Paducah last
June.
A CONDUCTOR on the N, N. Il NJ. v. rail-
road elected City Judge Thomas, Of
Paducah. The judge boarded the train at
Fulton without ticket, and refused to pay
the four cents per mile demanded by the
conductor. When the first station was
reached he was put of after declining the
conductors offer to hold the train till he
could buy ticket. The judge is very
wrathy, and will probably sue the COM
pany for damages.
The case Of j. w. Rice, of Morehead,
pending in the criminal court in Coving.
ton, was continued till the next term OF
court DR.. Logan, father OF the Logans
now conspicuous in the Morehead troubles,
became his surety for the sum Of $500.
COMPANY b, Second Regiment Kentucky
State Guards, composed of young men Of
Newport, were mustered in the other
night at the council chamber by Adjutant
General ]. B. Castleman.
AT meeting of the members of the
Louisville bar in the chancery court rooms
the other morning, Judge W. o. Harris
was elected Special Chancellor to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the absence Of
Judge ]. w. Edwards, who is on his way
to Europe on three months vacation.
Judge Harris was elected unanimously,
and took his seat Immediately.
JUDaEJ.R r. MORTON convened circuit court
at Nicholasville, a few days ago, and his in
structions to the grand jury touching the
recent rape of the poll-books of Jessamine
County are elaborate and searching. He
said felony had been committed, and the
fair name Of Jessamine is in disgrace. The
judge reviewed political offenses, and was
strong in his denpnciation. Without the
voice of the people there would be out
lawry aud terror. The grand jury was
charged to spare no time and leave moth
ing undone within their means to bring
the guilty parties to their deserts. A great
crowd was assembled to hear the instruc-
tions, and all were impressed with the
earnestness of the judge touching the one
question now before the people of Jessa-
mine County,
Ben SMITH and William Long got into
difficulty on Main street, Ncholasville.
they were both drinking. Smith knitted
Long badly, marking him on the head,
neck, ear and face. Smith resisted arrest,
and was making his escape when Officer
Beard fired at him and stopped him. Long
is contractor, working on the new hotel,
from Louisville, and Smith is a reckless
negro. He was Jailed. Longs wound is
ugly and dangerous. He had been paid off,
and was treating crowd to watermelons
when the negro mt in
NJ. .-.'.,
.,ii ihh Assooia.ion OF Louisville and the
police commenced warfare few days
aso "s"ins' overioaaeu wagons, ana sew
eral arrests.were made for violating the
ordinance. The police were given permis-
s,on " weisn wagons ON tne puonc scales.
MUCH complaint mas been made against
osorioaueu 'ooacco' stone ana IRON wag-
'no'
JoHN H. CRAIG, of Franklin County,
claims to be the great grandson of the first
Governor of Vermont which does not
make him half SO conspicuous as the fact
that he weighs 500 pounds.
The two-year-old daughter OF Mrs. Mary
Miller, Louisville, was playing in the
streets recently, when COW attacked
the child and gored the little one badly.